PP is up to you, but please don't create the blur by post-processing. It must be created by your photography technique!

Thanks!"

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Ok, going to give this a try, probably not a traditional action shot though they were fairly racing down the aisle Pretty new to this so let me know what you think.Camera Model: Sony A290Lens and focal length: 18-55 kit lens @ 50mmAperture: f/5.6Shutter Speed: 1/8Sensitivity: ISO 400 0EVPost processing: None

Taken this afternoon as this lady woodpecker departed with her treat. It's dogfood! I don't know why the woodpeckers and the blue jays prefer the dog food to the sunflower seeds..but since they do, I try to make it available. Cropped, and since I had my camera set on "landscape" colors, I desaturated a little. Sharpened.Sony A700 DSLRf/7s/1250210mmmanual modepattern meteringISO 1000

_________________Sony Alpha 700, Minolta 70-210 f/4 and some other stuff

A school party was at the beach, bright sun, very cold water. Testosterone-driven teenage boys (reeking of 'Lynx' no doubt!) seeing an opportunity to impress the girls, sprint for the sea. The girls as you can see are literally and figuratively ... unmoved. What this shot does not show is the boys shortly afterward shrieking in agony when they hit the water then retreating double-quick back to the beach. Much to the girls' amusement.